Faculty: Academic Review Committee for International Education announces modifications to short-term, off-campus programs review process

Academic Review Committee for International Education announces modifications to short-term, off-campus programs review process

The Academic Review Committee for International Education (ARCIE ) was established at the request of the faculty in 2000 “to review and decide upon approval for all UMAIE courses, all St. Thomas-administered and St. Thomas-faculty directed international courses and programs, as well as other courses and programs administered by International Education.”

ARCIE has modified its review process for St. Thomas-sponsored, short-term, off-campus programs in order to make the process more efficient for faculty and to provide more opportunity for long-term planning by faculty, departments and colleges/schools. These changes were reviewed and approved by the deans of the schools and colleges and by the executive vice president for academic affairs in July.

Modifications to the short-term, off-campus programs review process include:

New proposal deadlines for St. Thomas-sponsored, short-term programs. Proposals will be due to the dean of the college/school on:

Nov. 21, 2005, for fall/January Term 2007
April 24, 2006, for spring/summer 2007

All faculty who intend to propose a short-term, off-campus program should consult with their department chairs and deans to gain consent to submit a proposal.

Programs offered three times, with appropriate approvals, will carry “ongoing” status, and faculty/departments will submit a letter of intent rather than a full proposal.

Ongoing programs will be reviewed every three years by ARCIE.

On an experimental basis, ARCIE will entertain “long-term” (two to four years) proposals. Schools or colleges or individual departments that want to plan programs into the future may be given approval for future years based on a proposal by the school/college/department for programs that have been offered at least once.

If more proposals gain academic approval by ARCIE than can be supported, the final determination for the slate of courses will be made by the associate vice president for academic affairs. ARCIE will make recommendations based on the criteria it has established for selecting a balanced curriculum.

Additional information on these modifications and the short-term, off-campus programs proposal process can be found at www.stthomas.edu/arcie.

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